20040216002029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Davis, WV · February 16, 2004

Date
February 16, 2004 · 14:40 local
Place
Davis, WV
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44LJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04LA069
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
471 total175 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that he was landing on runway 6 at windwood fly-in resorts in Davis, west Virginia, a small Private strip 3000 feet in length. The pilot hit a snow/ice covered area on the left side of runway 6. The aircraft ended up sliding onto a snow covered area, about 25 feet from the center of the runway. The pilot reported that there were noi injuries. From the point of touch down to the accident scene is approximately 1200 feet. From the point where the pilot ran over the snow/ice covered area to the accident scene is approximately 500 to 600 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 AT WINDWOOD FLY-IN RESORTS IN DAVIS, WEST VIRGINIA, A SMALL PRIVATE STRIP 3000 FEET IN LENGTH. THE PILOT HIT A SNOW/ICE COVERED AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 6. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP SLIDING ONTO A SNOW COVERED AREA, ABOUT 25 FEET FROM THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NOI INJURIES. FROM THE POINT OF TOUCH DOWN TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE IS APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET. FROM THE POINT WHERE THE PILOT RAN OVER THE SNOW/ICE COVERED AREA TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE IS APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 FEET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.